scholarly journals Who Hires Investor Relations Firms? The Role of Managerial Entrenchment

2016 ◽  
Vol 11 (10) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Saif Ullah
Keyword(s):  
Stock Returns ◽  
Positive Relationship ◽  
Investor Relations ◽  
Managerial Entrenchment ◽  
Common Definition ◽  
Future Performance ◽  
Method Of Payment ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
The Relationship

<p>This paper investigates the role of managerial entrenchment in the decision to hire an investor relations specialist. Managers of small and mid-cap firms spend considerable resources on hiring investor relations (IR) firms. This paper proposes a hypothesis to explain this spending. We argue that more entrenched managers are less likely to hire IR firms, because such managers are less likely to have their compensation tied to stock returns and be more wary of outside attention from the market. Using a common definition of managerial entrenchment, we show that entrenched managers are indeed less likely to hire an IR firm. We also examine the relationship between the method of payment of the IR firm (cash or stock) and future performance of the client. If an IR firm is paid in stock, it has an incentive to expend more effort on its client’s behalf, thus leading to increased client performance. Our evidence shows that there is indeed a positive relationship between payment in stock and future client performance.</p>

Career Plateau and Turnover Intention in Chinese Employees: Career Anchor as Moderator

2015 ◽  
Vol 43 (5) ◽  
pp. 757-766 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yueran Wen ◽  
Liu Liu
Keyword(s):  
Turnover Intention ◽  
Positive Relationship ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Career Anchor ◽  
Career Plateau ◽  
Strong Positive Relationship ◽  
High Level ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Moderating Role

Based on a survey of 147 Chinese employees, we examined the relationship between perceived career plateau and turnover intention, and the moderating role of career anchor in challenge in this process. We hypothesized that perceived career plateau would be positively related to turnover intention, and that this relationship would be stronger in employees with a higher level of career anchor in challenge than in those with a lower level. The results showed that perceived career plateau had a strong positive relationship with turnover intention, especially in employees with a high level of career anchor in challenge. These findings have implications for research in career development and turnover intention, as well as in management practices.

How does renqing influence purchase intentions in the Chinese business-to-business context?

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Xun Zhang ◽  
Biao Xu ◽  
Jun Wu
Keyword(s):  
Positive Relationship ◽  
Purchase Intentions ◽  
Moderating Effect ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Chinese Business ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Business To Business ◽  
Positive Effect

Purpose This study aims to examine the relationship between renqing and purchase intentions and the mechanism of its impact in the Chinese business-to-business (B2B) context. Design/methodology/approach Renqing in China has played an important role in business relationships and has been receiving increased attention in both practice and theory. However, little is known about whether it can influence purchase intentions in a rational B2B condition. This research aims to examine the relationship between renqing and purchase intentions and the mechanism of its impact in the Chinese B2B context. Based on a survey of 1,010 industry buyers from 468 Chinese downstream buyer companies, the empirical findings indicate a positive relationship between renqing and purchase intentions and the mediating role of long-term orientation (LTO) for increasing purchase intentions. In addition, this study also finds that product involvement (PI) has a negative moderating effect on the relationship between renqing and purchase intentions, which means that renqing has a big positive effect on purchase intentions in low PI conditions. The results highlight several implications for B2B companies that sell products to Chinese enterprises. Findings The empirical findings indicate a positive relationship between renqing and purchase intentions and the mediating role of LTO for increasing purchase intentions. In addition, this study also finds that PI has a negative moderating effect on the relationship between renqing and purchase intentions, which means that renqing has a big positive effect on purchase intentions in low PI conditions. Originality/value First of all, by answering the research question, this study shows that renqing has a positive effect on purchase intentions in Chinese B2B context. Second, this study elucidates the influence mechanism of renqing on purchase intention and identifies the mediating effect of LTO and the moderating effect of PI.

Making an Impact Through Information Technology

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 14-23
Author(s):  
Mostafa Sayyadi Ghasabeh
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Transformational Leadership ◽  
Knowledge Management ◽  
Firm Performance ◽  
Positive Relationship ◽  
Review Of The Literature ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Role Of Information

This research contributes to the fields of knowledge management, transformational leadership, as well as information technology. This article presents the theoretical underpinnings of the framework together with a thorough review of the literature. This research indicates that there is a positive relationship between transformational leadership, knowledge management, and firm performance. The synthesis of the literature also lends support for the mediating role of information technology in the relationship between transformational leadership and knowledge management.

Conversational humor and job satisfaction at work: exploring the role of humor production, appreciation, and positive affect

2017 ◽  
Vol 30 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Christopher Robert ◽  
Serge P. da Motta Veiga
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Positive Affect ◽  
Positive Relationship ◽  
Experience Sampling ◽  
Humor Appreciation ◽  
Level 1 ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Level 2

AbstractThis study examined whether everyday conversational humor is related to job satisfaction, and if the relationship is mediated by positive affect. We also explored differences between the roles of humor production and humor appreciation, and tested the cyclical nature of the relationship by examining whether job satisfaction stimulates subsequent humor. Data were obtained through an experience sampling study in which participants completed two brief surveys each day for 10 consecutive workdays (Level 1 n=237–279, Level 2 N=35). Results revealed a positive relationship between humor and job satisfaction that was partially mediated by positive affect, and also indicated that job satisfaction on day

scholarly journals Language in social reproduction: Sociolinguistics and sociosemiotics

2009 ◽  
Vol 37 (1/2) ◽  
pp. 43-81
Author(s):  
Patrizia Calefato
Keyword(s):  
Social Reproduction ◽  
Social Dimension ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Sixties ◽  
Roman Jakobson ◽  
New Type ◽  
General Linguistics ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
The Relationship

This paper focuses on the semiotic foundations of sociolinguistics. Starting from the definition of “sociolinguistics” given by the philosopher Adam Schaff, the paper examines in particular the notion of “critical sociolinguistics” as theorized by the Italian semiotician Ferruccio Rossi-Landi. The basis of the social dimension of language are to be found in what Rossi-Landi calls “social reproduction” which regards both verbal and non-verbal signs. Saussure’s notion of langue can be considered in this way, with reference not only to his Course of General Linguistics, but also to his Harvard Manuscripts.The paper goes on trying also to understand Roland Barthes’s provocative definition of semiology as a part of linguistics (and not vice-versa) as well as developing the notion of communication-production in this perspective. Some articles of Roman Jakobson of the sixties allow us to reflect in a manner which we now call “socio-semiotic” on the processes of transformation of the “organic” signs into signs of a new type, which articulate the relationship between organic and instrumental. In this sense, socio-linguistics is intended as being sociosemiotics, without prejudice to the fact that the reference area must be human, since semiotics also has the prerogative of referring to the world of non-human vital signs.Socio-linguistics as socio-semiotics assumes the role of a “frontier” science, in the dual sense that it is not only on the border between science of language and the anthropological and social sciences, but also that it can be constructed in a movement of continual “crossing frontiers” and of “contamination” between languages and disciplinary environments.

scholarly journals School Management Styles Roles in Empowering New Teachers and Practice their Professional Roles in the Directorate of Education for the First Zarqa

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (16) ◽  
Author(s):  
Somaya Shaban Abu Qalbain
Keyword(s):  
New Teachers ◽  
Positive Relationship ◽  
School Management ◽  
Professional Roles ◽  
Management Styles ◽  
Significant Positive Relationship ◽  
Median Level ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Type Of School

    The study aimed to identify the relationship between the school management styles and the empowering of new teachers and their professional roles from the perspective of teachers in the light of some variables. The study sample consisted of (267) teachers. The results showed the median level in the school management styles and the teachers empowering, professional roles, and there were statistically significant differences in the degree of teachers' empowering due to the gender in favor of males, and the educational stage teachers of the first three grades. The results indicated that there were no statistically significant differences according to the gender in the professional roles. There were statistically significant differences in the role of the type of school in favor of the mixed and the educational stage teachers of the first three grades. The results showed a statistically significant positive relationship between the democratic style and the teachers empowering and professional roles, and a statistically significant negative relation between the autocratic and the ascetic styles, and the teachers empowering and professional roles.    

scholarly journals Influence of Psychological Stress on Periodontal Diseases

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-5
Author(s):  
Larissa Marques Storto Soares ◽  
Ana Emilia Farias Pontes ◽  
Fernanda de Oliveira Bello Corrêa ◽  
Cleverton Corrêa Rabelo
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factor ◽  
Periodontal Disease ◽  
Psychological Stress ◽  
Psychological Factors ◽  
Positive Relationship ◽  
Periodontal Diseases ◽  
Psychosocial Factor ◽  
Research Needs ◽  
The Relationship

Introduction: The association between periodontal disease and stress has been questioned for a almost a century, however, it still represents an unexplored field of research with several orphaned questions of conclusive answers. Objective: To evaluate the relationship between periodontal disease and stress. Methodology: Searches were performed with descriptors related to periodontal diseases and psychological factors in the following databases: Pubmed, Embase, Lilacs. Were identified and included studies that deal with the relationship between stress and periodontal disease and /or that emphasize the role of this psychosocial factor in the progression of periodontal disease. Conclusion: Most studies have shown a positive relationship between periodontal disease and stress, however, further research needs to be developed to confirm stress as a risk factor for periodontal disease

scholarly journals Deliberate Practice and Expertise in Martial Arts: The Role of Context in Motor Recall

1998 ◽  
Vol 20 (3) ◽  
pp. 260-279 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thana Hodge ◽  
Janice M. Deakin
Keyword(s):  
General Theory ◽  
Martial Arts ◽  
Recall Performance ◽  
Deliberate Practice ◽  
Expert Performance ◽  
Novice Group ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
The Relationship

This study used participants from the martial arts (karate) to examine the influence of context in the acquisition of novel motor sequences and the applicability of Ericsson, Krampe, and Tesch-Romer's (1993) theory of deliberate practice in this athletic domain. The presence of context did not benefit recall performance for the experts. The performance of the novice group was hindered by the presence of context. Evaluation of the role of deliberate practice in expert performance was assessed through retrospective questionnaires. The findings related to the relationship between relevance and effort, and relevance and enjoyment diverged from Ericsson et al.'s (1993) definition of deliberate practice, suggesting that adaptations should be made if it is to be considered general theory of expertise.

scholarly journals Interrelation of management accounting and internal control systems

2021 ◽  
pp. 176-182
Author(s):  
Vera V. Krainova Krainova
Keyword(s):  
Internal Control ◽  
Management Accounting ◽  
Information Support ◽  
Accounting System ◽  
Model Of Management ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Control And Management ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Management Accounting System

The article substantiates the relationship between internal control and management accounting. In the course of the substantiation, the content of the definition of "management accounting" is specified in the context of the study of the role of the management accounting system in the information support of internal control; on the example of shipping companies, the information of management accounting for the purposes of internal control is systematized. A conceptual model of management accounting is constructed, the system-forming elements of the management accounting system are identified and clarified, each of which has control elements "embedded" in it.

Legal change for child health: Report on a conference

PEDIATRICS ◽  
1977 ◽  
Vol 60 (2) ◽  
pp. 251-253
Author(s):  
Henry M. Seidel
Keyword(s):  
Middle Ages ◽  
Children And Youth ◽  
Frank Lloyd Wright ◽  
Conference Participant ◽  
Health Report ◽  
Points Of View ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship

"Physically and politically powerless, children have always gotten the short end of the stick. In earlier times, the surplus, especially females, were legally and deliberately killed; in the Middle Ages and until recently children were chattels; in Dickensian England they starved in workhouses or were exploited as beggars a la Oliver Twist...." Louise Raggio, Conference Participant The building Frank Lloyd Wright called Wingspread served as the setting for a discussion concerning the relationship of the health of the young to their legal needs and the role of the pediatrician in these regards. Men and women from medicine, the law, and social work shared their points of view, seeking a firm definition of advocacy for children, attempting to highlight some manageable priorities among the legal needs so that pediatricians might move to a partnership with others in the community which might facilitate access to a better life for all children and youth.

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